The success of a heavily special-effects laden Ra.One has given Shahrukh Khan an even bigger idea - to recreate the epic battle of the Mahabharata on screen. According to reports, King Khan is planning to produce a film on Mahabharata, one of India's two great epics, in a grand style complete with bigger than before use of special effects.
The budget of the film will also go much higher than Ra.One. Since SRK reportedly wants to make it a trilogy, the costs will sure go northwards. Adding to it, Shahrukh wants the film to be released in places where Bollywood has never been. This means a wide-scale marketing plan will be needed which will add up the cost of the film.
Buzz is that SRK has already begun discussions with the 20th Century Fox and Warner Brothers on the project. Mahabharata has never been made for the silver screen although a series on the same was a major hit on Indian telly more than 20 years back.